The trial of a man accused of seriously injuring a baby in an assault has restarted after a new jury was sworn in.

Nigel Newton, 23, is accused of assaulting the child in Withernsea, which resulted in him being admitted to Hull Royal Infirmary with bleeding inside his skull and burst blood vessels in his eyes.

Mr Newton, of Withernsea, is on trial at Hull Crown Court and denies causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

The trial began on Wednesday but the jury was discharged on Thursday morning. A new jury was then sworn in and the trial restarted.

The court has heard medical staff who examined the infant were "suspicious" about his injuries and called police.

Prosecutor David Gordon said: "It is alleged that the defendant, Mr Newton, assaulted the child, and the attack upon him resulted in [him] being admitted to Hull Royal Infirmary with very serious injuries; bleeding inside the skull and retinal haemorrhages to both eyes - in other words, blood vessels in the eyes had burst.

"Medical staff who examined young [baby] were suspicious about these injuries and they called the police and social services, because injuries of this kind are associated with a child who has been violently shaken, as opposed to a child who has suffered injuries as a result of some accidental cause."

Mr Gordon said of the defendant: "The Crown's case includes the contention that the defendant, Mr Newton, has a violent nature.

"He has a propensity, we say, to use violence for little or no reason. We say he is on a short fuse and blows up with little provocation, often for no reason."

DVD recordings of police interview's with the child's mother were played on Thursday.